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Maxwell Cummings
Maxwell Cummings (April 19, 1898 - May 23, 2001) was a Canadian real estate builder and philanthropist.
Born in St. John, New Brunswick, the son of David and Beatrice Cummings, he came to Montreal with his family in 1911.
In 1929, he began a career in real estate brokerage and development. He was responsible for Canada's first open-air pedestrian mall, the Norgate Shopping Centre in Saint-Laurent, Quebec and was one of the first Canadians to develop low-cost housing.
In 1978 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and a Grand officer of the National Order of Quebec in 1990.
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